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slash podcast. In global perspective, it, radio documentary makers from around the world

give a local perspective on the theme of escape. Nye in where the buffalo roam

Sarah Passmore from radio television Hong Kong looks at high Hong Kong has become an unlikely

home for more than human refugees. When the world thinks of Hong Kong this is what is pictured.

A bustling metropolis where the skyscrapers jostle for space in the seven million plus

inhabitants never stop. A vibrant city made from refugees and expatriates where with a little

luck you can find your own niche maybe even hit the big time. But look a bit closer and you'll see

that humans aren't the only non-natives that have made a break and made Hong Kong their home.

There's more to this place than the iconic skyline. 40% is country park brim full of wildlife

such as monkeys squirrels and water buffalo. But one of our biggest animal success stories

is right in the middle of the city. And their story starts with an incredible escape

just as the whole of Hong Kong face capture in the worst time of its history during the second

World War and the Japanese invasion.

And these magnificent white yellow-crested cockatooes come under the watchful eye of the

agricultural and fisheries department officer W.H. Lee. Hong Kong is not a lot of native

plays or mother plays. It is believed that the birds have been released by the

British military chiefs at Fredstaff House and after that they read in Hong Kong and it is now

estimated that about a hundred in Hong Kong. Flagstaff House is just right in front of us.

Should we walk down there? And Flagstaff House was the military chiefs home wasn't it?

Before the Japanese occupation. One standing over the bride. Oh yeah just sitting there.

Yeah yeah yeah one standing over there and maybe resting. They're quite sociable birds aren't they?

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